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PRESS
195 BY
YVO OF
THE
FEISTY
FOODIE
March 15, 2010
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The last "sort of" monthly meeting
with my
BFF
found us
at Press
195...the
story
goes, I
was
anxious
to show
off my
new car
to her,
so she
parked
her car
in my
spot and
off we
went to
have
sushi on
Bell
Boulevard
(a place
HB
recommended
to me)...except
that
spot was
closed!
so we
went to
Press
195 next
door,
where
BFF had
been a
few
times in
the
past.
We were
celebrating
Ms.
Resident
of the
Month
two
months
running.
Frites were on the menu, and frites
were
ordered.
This is
the
'small'
size,
with
ketchup
and
garlic
aioli
for
dipping.
OMG,
these
were
super
crisp
and
delicious.
I'm a
Pommes
Frites
kinda
gal - loyal
since
99,
baby! - and love
Box
Frites,
which
is,
alas,
only
open
during
baseball
season
(um, cuz
it's at
the
stadium)
- look,
I love
frites.
I
know
a good
frites
when I
eat it.
And
these,
friend,
were
good.
Crisp,
hot (but
I
managed
to not
burn
myself,
phew!),
properly
salted
and just
delicious...
I was
ecstatic
as we
munched
the
frites
and
caught
up on
each
others’
lives.
I read the description of this pressed
sandwich
- #13 - and
had
to have
it,
despite
it not
being
tomato
season.
Being
BFF of
course
means we
get to
try
twice as
much
stuff!
Share
and
share
alike,
y'know?
Also,
'famous
pure
maple
syrup
basil
pesto' - YES
PLEASE?!
And yes,
do you
really
need to
ask?
Of
course
with
prosciutto!
Oh.my.stars. SO DAMN
GOOD.
The
meaty/saltiness
of the
prosciutto
with the
sweetness
of the
maple
syrup
basil
pesto
(and why
am I not
MAKING
this
myself
at home?
Why have
I never
thought
of
that?),
that
umami of
the
tomato,
and the
chewy
tenderness
of the
mozzarella,
all
balanced
against
this
crisp
toasted
ciabatta
roll?
I'll say
it
again:
OH MY
STARS
THAT WAS
GOOD.
I would
order
this
sandwich
again
and
again.
If it
were
legal, I
would
marry
it.
I would
marry
it, and
then be
arrested
for
spousal-homocide.
And I
would do
it all
over and
over and
over
again,
until
they
figured
out they
needed
to stop
me from
being
near
this
sandwich
because
it will
never
end…
*drools
slightly
BFF
mentioned
having
had this
sandwich
- #38 - the last
time
she’d
been
here and
enjoying
it
greatly,
so we
also
ordered
this
one.
Okay, I had trouble eating
this one
after
that
a-may-zing
sandwich,
but
mostly
cuz it'd
cooled
slightly,
so the
avocado
squished
out, but
the
sweet
onion
jam
along
with the
abundance
of steak
also
worked
really
well.
I
commented
that I
wished
I'd
eaten
the
prosciutto
one
last,
for a
slightly
sweet
finish,
while
BFF
laughed
and told
me she
felt the
exact
opposite...that she
wished
she'd
eaten
the
prosciutto
one
first
for the
same
reason
in
reverse,
so she'd
have a
slightly
savory
finish!
Guess
it's a
matter
of
personal
preference... (And
that lil
bowl of
cucumber
salad
was
refreshing
and
delightful
as well,
a nice
bit of
green
crunch...hehe)
While we were there, I'd
noticed
this on
the menu
too - a
$10
lunch
special
that
sounded
totally
worth
it.
I
started
school
shortly
after
our
lunch,
and ran
over
during
one of
my 3
hour
breaks
to check
it out.
My strawberry lemonade was
yummy,
and
totally
worth
the
calories
over a
diet
soda.
Fresh
bits of
strawberry
floated
around
inside
as well.
Despite my love affair with
#13, I
tried to
branch
out and
ordered
#31.
I had to get frites, too,
even
though,
well, I
really
wanted
to try
something
else,
too.
They
were so
good
though!
This
time,
they
were
slightly
less
crisp,
but I
forgave
them
easily.
This was another excellent
choice.
A fairly
classic
combo,
to be
fair,
but the
turkey
wasn't
dry, and
everything
was
super
juicy
and
tasty.
I
couldn't
even
finish
my
sandwich
and
wound up
taking
half of
my half
(nice
touch
cutting
the half
in half,
btw) and
a lot of
fries
back to
school
and
eating
it
before
French
class as
dinner.
Total
WIN! - $10,
folks.
Not a
bad deal
at all,
and the
place
wasn't
much
busy
while I
was
there.
I was
close
enough
to
school
too… and
it was
quiet
enough
that I
probably
could
have
studied
while I
ate,
too.
Of course, part of the
reason I
couldn't
eat that
much of
my lunch
special
was my
piggy
self
decided
to order
a bowl
of their
special
soup of
the day
-
southwestern
beef
stew,
which
was
slightly
spicy,
beefy,
and
delicious.
I was
really
into
this and
totally
dogged
my
entire
bowl; it
was kind
of cold
that
day, so
it
really
hit the
spot and
warmed
me up
down to
my
bones.
Love the
little
bread
pieces
on the
side as
well-
broken
up into
the bowl
were
absolutely
delicious.
YUM.
Yvo says: So far, everything I've eaten at Press 195 has
been
varying
levels
of
"good"
to
"awesome"
- I
foresee
myself
going
back
very
often
over the
school
semester,
as it is
close
by,
parking
is a
breeze,
and it
really
isn't
all that
expensive.
Good
stuff.
That
lunch
deal is
an
awesome
deal,
too...nommy.
I plan
on
eating
my way
through
the
entire
menu,
hehe.
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